Military ready to help police if rally turns violent : Navy chief
Navy Commander in Chief Adm Kamthon Phumhiran said the armed forces are ready to provide assistance to police, if requested, to keep law and order if the protest against the coalition government to turns into violence.
The protest led by United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) was launched later Sunday at Sanam Luang. The so-called red shirt supporters are scheduled to move to rally in front of the Parliament on Monday.
The military is not worried about the planned demonstration because the UDD leaders have announced that the rally would be held in a peaceful manner, the general said.
However, military personnel are ready to give help to the police, if requested, in order to maintain peace in the country, he said.
Supporters of the UDD plan to hold the rally from Sunday to Tuesday in an attempt to prevent the newly-appointed coalition government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva from presenting the government's policy statement to Parliament members, as required by law.
The government is scheduled to deliver policy statement to the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday.
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